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Gas stations in LaPorte County, IN

The gas stations in LaPorte County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,705 of 2,358 scored counties
#62 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
71
58 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
57
−3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$121.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,779 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,294
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 gas stations in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,779 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in LaPorte County spend about $121.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.7M per station, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in LaPorte County was 57 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 765 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $890K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in LaPorte County.

Population estimates put the population change in LaPorte County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. LaPorte County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,705 of 2,358 scored counties and #62 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaPorte County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in LaPorte County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaPorte CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.313.710.9
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7659411,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.4%+3.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,779$2,718$2,595
Median household income$71,055$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 57−3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
380
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7158 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$890K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in LaPorte County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in LaPorte County

Population, 2025 estimate
111,294−0.9% since 2020
Households
43,633
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,682
Median home value
$195,500
Jobs located here
39,820
Daytime population
107,276Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Indiana, with LaPorte County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN88674.9$6M+10.9%#43 of 2,358
2Hancock County, IN87309.0$3.4M+13.5%#57 of 2,358
3Brown County, IN8657.4$4.5M+1.9%#61 of 2,358
4Hendricks County, IN82548.0$3.7M+10.2%#114 of 2,358
5Warrick County, IN78249.5$3.2M+4.4%#191 of 2,358
6Jennings County, IN77109.1$3.5M+0.1%#211 of 2,358
7Washington County, IN77119.8$3.3M+0.5%#213 of 2,358
8Johnson County, IN776710.7$2.7M+7.4%#222 of 2,358
9Jefferson County, IN76107.8$3.9M+0.6%#230 of 2,358
10Owen County, IN7467.0$4.3M+2.6%#282 of 2,358
62LaPorte County, IN377116.3$1.7M−0.9%#1,705 of 2,358

Other business types in LaPorte County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in LaPorte County, IN?

LaPorte County has 71 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.

How much do households in LaPorte County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $121.3M a year, or $2,779 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does LaPorte County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

LaPorte County has 16.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 51, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 765 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. LaPorte County scores 37 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,705 of 2,358 scored counties.

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